FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager: known security problems
11 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 11 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 6.5.7 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone with an author account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 6.5.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.5.6
- Fixed in
- 6.5.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 6.5.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-15004
- Report title
- FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager <= 6.5.6 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.5.1
- Fixed in
- 6.5.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 6.5.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-12900
- Report title
- FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager <= 6.5.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Global Folders Tampering
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could use it to harm your site (up to and including 6.4.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.4.9
- Fixed in
- 6.5.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 6.5.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-11510
- Report title
- FileBird <= 6.4.9 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Settings Reset
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.4.8
- Fixed in
- 6.4.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 6.4.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-6986
- Report title
- FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager <= 6.4.8 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could use it to harm your site (up to and including 6.4.2.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.4.2.1
- Fixed in
- 6.4.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 6.4.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-26977
- Report title
- Filebird <= 6.4.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 6.3.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.3.2
- Fixed in
- 6.3.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 6.3.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-53825
- Report title
- Filebird <= 6.3.2 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.6.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.6.3
- Fixed in
- 5.6.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 5.6.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-2345
- Report title
- FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager <= 5.6.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could use it to harm your site (up to and including 5.6.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.6.3
- Fixed in
- 5.6.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 5.6.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-2346
- Report title
- FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager <= 5.6.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.6.0
- Fixed in
- 5.6.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 5.6.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-0691
- Report title
- FileBird <= 5.6.0 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Folder Import
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 5.1.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.1.4
- Fixed in
- 5.1.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 5.1.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-25966
- Report title
- Filebird <= 5.1.4 - Missing Authorization via resAdminPermissionsCheck
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 4.7.3 up to and including 4.7.3
- Fixed in
- 4.7.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to version 4.7.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24385
- Report title
- Filebird 4.7.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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